O rex gentium (Advent antiphon 6)

General Information

Magnificat antiphon for December 22, the 6th of the so-called O antiphons.

Notes on selected settings

• Robert Page SATB no. 6

Settings by composers (automatically updated)

• Hotinet Barra — O rex gentium  Latin STTB
• Francesco Feroci — O rex gentium  Latin TTB
• Carlotta Ferrari — O Antiphons  Latin SSAA
• Claudio Merulo — O rex gentium  Latin SAATBB
• Robert Page — The Seven 'Great O' Antiphons  English SATB
• John Stainer — O King and desire of all nations  English SATB
• Francesco Stivori — O rex gentium  Latin SATTB

Text and translations

Latin text O rex gentium, et desideratus earum, lapisque angularis, qui facis utraque unum, (veni, et) salva hominem quem de limo formasti

German translation O König der Völker, und der von ihnen Ersehnte, und der Eckstein, der du aus zweien eines machst, (komm, und) erlöse den Menschen, den du aus Lehm gebildet hast. Translation by Gerhard Weydt

English translation O King of the nations, and their desire, the cornerstone making both one: Come and save the human race, which you fashioned from clay.